Recent content by Rocket354

Yeah not sure why some do and some don't, but it's common. My Diamond Professional marks firmly-hit balls. That's after pocket replacement; before they were replaced the balls would look like someone drew on them with a fat black marker. The newer Diamond tables at a place I play at also mark...

It has no history and almost no live audience, true (although it was, what, 40k watching on youtube?), but it was a deep field and Josh again came out on top. US Opens and World Championships are hard to win. Only one person per year can win each of them. And the competition has gotten better...

Or his business ventures. Notice he did say he would be potentially interested in future MC appearances. Perhaps he really wasn't expecting to qualify and so months ago loaded his calendar before/during the event that he wouldn't have time to practice/prepare?

Yes, I agree. That's what I'm getting at. If I override a ruling that went in my favor then I am putting myself at a disadvantage against players who either wouldn't do that (through poor sportsmanship) or couldn't do that (through ignorance of the rules or how to interpret what transpired). I...

Obvious foul. Awful call. I'm as big on sportsmanship as anyone, but can it really be overridden? If the ref makes a bad call against me, can I argue to get it changed? I don't know the full situation here, but i can see a case that if he can and has been screwed by bad ref calls then he can...

It almost sounds sincere, too. Unless Emily drafted it for him :LOL:.

His choice, or "his choice?"

Zan Grip Hard. Perfect for people who like hard tips on CF.

Agreed. I love to travel, especially to places I've never been. I'd love to see more of the middle east. But I'm not going anywhere within 1000 miles of this event.

Team Europe vs Team Ex-Europe. I hope Thorsten gets on the MC just to have some new (old? Old-new? New-old?) blood on the team. He'd be at least as good as any other option for the 4th/5th spots.

The "have better players in the #3-5 slots" strategy?

Yeah, Duong might not be playing fantastically this series, but he's a hell of a player and a legitimate pick. It's the two kids who are the political-not-merit picks on team Asia, as much as I'm a fan of Januarta.

I love templates. Typical pool hall denizens hate them. They seem to think templates are some sort of super cheat code.

Maybe he isn't rattled. Maybe he's just not taking it seriously because it's an exhibition. ;)

I wipe my CF cue down with an alcohol wipe after each session. It's surprising how brown that little wipe gets after just a couple hours in a typical pool hall.